stannheritagefest.com

Welcome to St Ann’s Heritage Fest official website presented by Blaque Warriahz Music Company operated by CEO, Mr Stephen Moulton. Our festival will was originally scheduled for Saturday November 28, 2009 but was postponed due to inclimate weather. The new date is Tuesday February 9th, 2010 at Richmond Estate in St Anns Bay, St Ann Jamaica and will honor BERES HAMMOND (The Love Doctor), BURNING SPEAR (The Conscious General of Reggae), BOB MARLEY (Our Parish Hero), LADY SAW (Queen of Queen of the Dancehall), USAIN BOLT (Track & Field Legend) & SHABBA RANKS (Kings of Kings of the Dancehall) & special guest performance by 3x Grammy Winner “BUNNY WAILER.” [Read More]

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Usain Bolt has taken Beijing by storm at the 2008 Olympics. Bolt electrified 90,000 fans at the Bird’s Nest, striking not once but thrice with world records. First, he blew away the field in the 100m on Aug. 16, lowering his own world record to 9.69 seconds despite looking around, raising his arms out and then pounding his chest over the last few meters. Then he become the first man since Carl Lewis to sweep in the 100m and 200m at the Olympics, and he broke Michael Johnson’s 12-year-old record in the process. Bolt dominated the field to clock 19.30, bettering Johnson’s mark by .02. Finally, Bolt ran the third leg of Jamaica’s 4×100m relay, handing off to Asafa Powell, who brought it home for an easy gold. , C.D. (pronounced /ju??se?n/;[4] born 21 August 1986), is a Jamaican sprinter and a three-time Olympic gold medalist. He holds the world record for the 100 metres, the 200 metres and, along with his teammates, the 4×100 metres relay. He also holds the Olympic record for all three of these races. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Bolt became the first man to win three sprinting events at a single Olympics since Carl Lewis in 1984, and the first man to set world records in all three at a single Olympics. In 2009 he became the first man to hold the 100 and 200 m world and Olympic titles at the same time. [Read More]

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Bob Marley was a hero figure, in the classic mythological sense. His departure from this planet came at a point when his vision of One World, One Love — inspired by his belief in Rastafari — was beginning to be heard and felt. The last Bob Marley and the Wailers tour in 1980 attracted the largest audiences at that time for any musical act in Europe. [Read More]

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When he was eight years old, his family moved to the Kingston ghetto of Trenchtown.^[1] By age 12, he was fascinated by the sound system DJs who spun records in local clubs, and often chatted on the microphone over the backing tracks.^[1] His early inspirations included Charlie Chaplin, General Echo, Brigadier Jerry, Yellowman, and especially Josey Wales.^[1] He tried his hand at performing as a toaster, and spent the early 1980s working under Admiral Bailey at the Roots Melody sound system.^[1] Paired with a record selector dubbed the Navigator, Ranks initially called himself Co-Pilot.^[1] Under that name, he recorded his first single, “Heat Under Sufferer’s Feet” (1985).^[1] He soon changed his stage name to Shabba Ranks, and caught the attention of Josey Wales, who introduced Ranks to some of the record producers at King Jammy’s recording studio.^[1] Ranks began recording there, debuting with the single “Original Fresh”^[1] He collaborated with Chaka Demus, but his early output did not generate a hit.^[1] [Read More]

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Born the ninth of ten children; Hammond grew up listening to his father’s collection of American soul and jazz music; including Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. He was further influenced by the native musics of ska and rocksteady, in particular Alton Ellis. [Read More]

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Lady Saw (born Marion Hall, 12 July 1972, Saint Mary, Jamaica), is a Jamaican reggae singer, known as “the first Lady of Dancehall”. She is the first female deejay to win a Grammy Award and to be certified a triple -platinum artist. She is also the first woman to headline dancehall shows outside her native Jamaica. [Read More]

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Burning Spear is an undisputed musical legend.

Not a year goes by that he doesn’t release a blockbuster album or complete a successful tour. His concerts are events, and each subsequent record that he releases is greeted with eager anticipation by reggae fans everywhere. [Read More]

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